Greg Renoff was born in the Bronx, New York, and grew up in New Jersey. Renoff earned his Ph.D. in American history from Brandeis University and is the author of The Big Tent: The Traveling Circus in Georgia, 18201930. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his wife and two daughters.
"In an excellent new book called Van Halen Rising, author Greg
Renoff argues that, in the era of disco and punk, Van Halen's
arrival saved heavy metal. While that may be hyperbole, there's
little arguing that the backyard party band from Pasadena put Los
Angeles back at the center of American rock & roll, where it's
largely stayed ever since." -- LA Weekly
"It's a rollicking roll through the life and times of a group that
mowed through more groupies and drugs than could possibly be good
for a young fella ... a fascinating read." -- Pasadena Star
News
"Renoff's book is a thoroughly entertaining read that will appeal
to every hard rock fan." -- Publishers Weekly
"This prehistory is usually glossed over in accounts of the band,
but in Van Halen Rising, author Greg Renoff devotes an entire book
to it. It's the tale of hardworking kids with nothing in common
learning to fuse pop and heavy metal into a new sound that
completely changed the music world. It also vividly shows that the
personality clashes that would later destroy the band were there
from Day One." -- Rolling Stone
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